Japanese Pitcher Shohei Ohtani Agrees to Sign With Angels Shohei Ohtani is coming to Los Angeles! The two-way Japanese star agreed to sign with the Angels after being put up for a $20 million bid by the Pacific League's Nippon-Ham Fighters. We are honored Shohei Ohtani has decided to join the Angels Organization. Angels We felt a unique connectivity with him throughout the process and are excited he will become an Angel. Ohtani was 42-15 with a 2.52 ERA and a 1.08 WHIP in five seasons as Nippon-Ham's pitcher. He has until Dec. 22 to agree to the contract for the MLB.
